Sessions offered in the Yakimovich Wellness Centre are virtual or in-person and free.
We hope these sessions:
If you require any assistance with creating an account or registering with Learning Hub, please contact Liz McCarter at Elizabeth.McCarter@islandhealth.ca.
Title: YWC: How to Talk to your Doctor about Pain
Date: Monday, May 15, 2023
Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Sullivan, Professor Emeritus, Island Medical Program, University of Victoria, UVic Speaker’s Bureau
Course#: 30968
Registration required: via the Learning Hub.
Session Description: Research suggests that most diagnoses can be made from the patient’s history alone. Often tests are not needed. So how do you tell your doctor your story? (the session description on the Learning Hub is different than the one I have provided in this email…it is still the same session)
Title: YWC: The Next Generation of Vaccines: An Update
Date: Friday, May 26, 2023
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Ed Ishiguro, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria (UVic) and UVic Speaker’s Bureau
Course#: 30969
Registration required: via the Learning Hub.
Session Description: New strategies designed to address current challenges in vaccine development with a focus on influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.
Title: YWC: Computer and Printer Choices
Date: Monday, June 5, 2023
Time: 9:30 -11 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Course #: 28664
Registration required: via the Learning Hub.
Session Description: Join us for a guided tour through the wacky and wonderful world of computer and printer technology!
Title: YWC: Social Media and Computer Security
Date: Monday June 12, 2023
Time: 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Course#: 28666
Registration required: via the Learning Hub.
Session Description: This session is designed to help you better understand social media and keeping safe on line.
Title: YWC: Healthy Eating
Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Time: 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Presenter: Lauren Tarr, Registered Dietitian in acute care, primary care, and long-term care.
Course #: 31089
Registration required: via the Learning Hub.
Session Description: Join us to learn about healthy eating for all ages and stages of life; vitamins and minerals that you may not be getting enough of; the latest diet trends and myths about fad diets; as well as tips for grocery shopping and meal planning/preparation
Title: YWC: Android Tablets and Phones
Date: Monday, June 19, 2023
Time: 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Course#: 28667
Registration required: via the Learning Hub.
Session Description: Join this informative session where any questions about your Android tablet (e.g. Samsung) or smart phone (e.g. LG, Samsung) are discussed.
Title: YWC: Introduction to iPad and iPhone
Date: Monday, June 26, 2023
Time: 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Course #: 28665
Registration required: via the Learning Hub.
Session Description: Bought an iPad and do not know how to use it? Or thinking of getting or giving one and want to know what the craze is all about?
Title: YWC - Thinking Critically about Health Communication
Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Loren Gaudet, Assistant Teaching Professor Academic and Technical Writing, University of Victoria and Speakers Bureau
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Thinking critically about health communication provides an introduction to the ways that language shapes our understandings of health, illness, disease and treatment
Topic: YWC - Is your Leisure Portfolio Ready for Retirement?
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Time: 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. John Meldrum, Assistant Professor School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Many of us focus on our financial portfolio to prepare to retire but how many of us consider our leisure portfolio? Retirement brings opportunities to learn new things, build grow our networks and help our communities. Learn how to be ready to grow your leisure portfolio!
Topic: YWC- Cellular Senescence: A New target for Slowing down Aging
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Ed Ishiguro, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria (UVic) and UVic Speaker’s Bureau
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Learn about senescent cells, how they contribute to human aging, and recent interventions to counteract them. This presentation is in nontechnical language.
Topic: YWC-Beyond the Pail: Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Date: Monday, March 6, 2023 Via Zoom
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Valentin Schaefer, Adjunct Associate Professor School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria (UVic) and UVic’s Speakers Bureau
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Beyond the pail challenges the notion of the “bucket list” — the experiences people sometimes put on a list of things they would like to do before they die. Because much of what is usually put on such a list excludes people with health or money issues, it can set unreasonable expectations and behaviours that are unacceptable in a person’s life. Beyond the pail offers an alternative. It presents another way of looking at the world that is more inclusive and doesn’t necessarily require lots of money, excellent health or taking risks outside your comfort zone.
Topic: YWC - Lung Health
Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Presenter: Jodi Zimmer, Supervisor Respiratory Ambulatory Program, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Island Health
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
In this session learn about:
• How our lungs work
• Conditions that affect our lungs
• How to manage/improve your breathing
Topic: YWC - Apps for Seniors
Date: Monday, March 13, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Learn about the various apps for shopping, food, medical and fitness, communication, entertainment, reading sources and other everyday useful apps.
Topic: YWC - Keeping your Brain Healthy
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presenters: Danielle Thompson, Occupational Therapist, Seniors Outpatient Clinic and Cognitive Health Initiative, and Karla Marshall, Physiotherapist, Seniors Outpatient Clinic, Island Health
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Physical activities, memory strategies and lifestyle habits to boost your brain power.
Topic: YWC - Canada Revenue Agency Information Session for Adults 65 and Over
Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Presenter: Sarah Bennett, CVITP Benefits and Outreach Officer with the Canada Revenue Agency
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Join us to learn about the benefits and credits available to you. We’ll go over common types of income for adults 65+, benefit and credit payments, tax credits – such as medical expenses and the Disability Tax Credit, CRA services and tools available to you, ways to do your taxes and get free tax help, and how to be scam smart. You’ll have a chance to ask tax and benefits questions and we will be providing responses.
Topic: YWC - Fraud Busters
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Berle Zwaan, Berle Zwaan, Detective Constable, Financial Crimes Unit, Detective Division, Saanich Police Department
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
With the help of Saanich Police, empower yourself with practical techniques to increase your financial and technological safety skills to protect yourself and loved ones. Saanich Police, from the Financial Crimes Unit, will share information on the latest safety trends and continue to build skills regarding a unique aspect of financial and personal cyber safety.
Topic: YWC - Get the Facts about MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying)
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Debrah Beukes, MAID Coordinator, Palliative and End of Life Care, Island Health
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
In this session you will learn about:
• What is Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
• Eligibility
• Updates in the new laws for MAID
Topic: YWC - Traveling Lightly and Safely: Tips for Women Travellers
Date: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Margie Mayfield, Professor Emerita Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Victoria Speaker’s Bureau
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
This session gives ideas and tips for women travellers to make travel easier and safer while maximizing the travel experience, including what to take and how to pack. Handouts with suggestions are included.
Title: YWC - Managing your Chronic Health Conditions from Home
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Emma Payton, Emma Payton, Clinical Engagement and Quality Lead for Seniors Health and Community Virtual Care, Island Health. A social worker by background, Emma has a keen interest in healthcare solutions that help clients better manage their health from home.
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
Join us to learn about Island Health’s Community Virtual Care Program. This is a free program tailored to support and educate you to better manage your chronic condition (Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetes, Heart Failure, and High Blood Pressure). A Registered Nurse will monitor your symptoms, and with coaching, you will improve your ability to manage your health in the comfort of your home. Equipment to monitor your health will be loaned to you at no cost.
Title: YWC – Estate Planning tips to protect your assets and maximize your estate
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Presenters: Dale Armstrong, Wealth Management Consultant, Scotia Wealth Management and Laurie Palmer, Manager, and Market Lead, Scotiatrust
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
You have spent a lifetime building that nest egg and protecting it from the bumps and bruises the stock market can inflict. But what happens to it when you are gone? This interactive session will help you learn how to make the right choices and decisions to protect your assets, transfer your wealth to loved ones and create a legacy that endures across generations.
Title: YWC - Changes in the Composition of Gut Bacterial Microbiota Associated with Human Aging
Date: Friday, March 31, 2023
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Ed Ishiguro, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria (UVic) and UVic Speaker’s Bureau
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
A summary of observations and possible significance of changes observed in the gut bacterial population in aging humans
Title: YWC - Getting your Affairs in Order
Date: Friday, March 31, 2023
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Presenter: John Coupar, has been practicing law with Horne Coupar LLP since 1983, principally in the areas of wills and estate planning, incapacity planning, probate, estate administration, and related fields.
Registration required: Via the Learning Hub
This session will cover:
• Wills and Estates
• Representation Agreements
• Power of Attorney
• Incapacity planning
• Acting as an executor
Topic: YWC – Beat the Fraudster Series
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Berle Zwaan, Detective Constable, Financial Crimes Unit, Detective Division, Saanich Police Department
Registration: Learning Hub
This is an ongoing series with a different financial and cyber safety topic each month based on discussions from first presentation in January. With the help of Saanich Police, empower yourself with practical techniques to increase your financial and technological safety skills to protect yourself and loved ones.
Topic: YWC – Beat the Fraudster Series (this series is being offered once/month until March)
Date: Friday, January 13, 2023 (in-person)
Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Berle Zwaan, Detective Constable, Financial Crimes Unit, Detective Division, Saanich Police Department
Registration: Learning Hub
With the help of Saanich Police, empower yourself with practical techniques to increase your financial and technological safety skills to protect yourself and loved ones. Saanich Police, from the Financial Crimes Unit, will share information on the latest safety trends and continue to build skills regarding a unique aspect of financial and personal cyber safety.
Registration: Learning Hub
Topic: YWC – Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 (in-person)
Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Presenter: Marta Lefsrud, BSW, RSW, Community Education Facilitator, Education and Research, Victoria Hospice
Registration: Learning Hub
Conversations about death can be difficult to approach but we know that these discussions are important and necessary for clarifying values, wishes and goals about care and end of life care. There are a number of tools such as advance care planning which helps to achieve these goals, but often this planning is left until a person is ageing, or is diagnosed with a life limiting illness. To encourage de-stigmatizing these difficult conversations, Victoria Hospice has developed a series of conversation starters that you can use in you home with your family, friends and loved ones.
Anyone is welcome to register for this facilitated game featuring its very own Here Today, Gone Tomorrow cards. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow is a conversation game around living, dying, and what matters most.
Topic: Greater Victoria Caregiver Community Cafe
Date: Friday, January 20, 2023 (in-person)
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Facilitated by: Family Caregivers B.C.
Registration: Through Family Caregivers B.C. Call 1-877-520-3267 or email cgsupport@familycaregiversbc.ca
The focus is for anyone in Greater Victoria who identifies as a caregiver to learn more about the services we offer and to connect with others. There will be a short presentation/inspiring talk by one of Family Caregivers BC volunteers called, Tales from the Walking Trails around 11 a.m.
Topic: YWC – Managing your Chronic Health Conditions from Home
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 (in-person)
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Presenter: Emma Payton, Clinical Engagement and Quality Lead for Seniors Health and Community Virtual Care, Island Health. A social worker by background, Emma has a keen interest in healthcare solutions that help clients better manage their health from home.
Registration: Learning Hub
Join us to learn about Island Health’s Community Virtual Care Program. This is a free program tailored to support and educate you to better manage your chronic condition (Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetes, Heart Failure, and High Blood Pressure). A Registered Nurse will monitor your symptoms, and with coaching, you will improve your ability to manage your health in the comfort of your home. Equipment to monitor your health will be loaned to you at no cost.
Topic: Healthy Living with Chronic Conditions
Date: Wednesdays, October 5 – November 9, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (each week)
Facilitators: Trained Peer Leaders, Self-Management BC
Registration: Required - Self-Management BC at 1-866-902-3767 or www.selfmanagementbc.ca
Healthy living with chronic conditions Self-Management Program you will:
Topic: Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
Date: Mondays, October 17 - November 21, 2022 (6 consecutive weeks)
Time: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (each week)
Facilitators: Trained Peer Leaders, Self-Management BC
Registration: Required - Self-Management BC at 1-866-902-3767 or www.selfmanagementbc.ca
The Chronic Pain Self Management Program is a free six week workshop. The workshop helps people living with chronic pain and their caregivers to better manage symptoms and activities of daily life. Participants receive the “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain” companion book and the “Moving Easy” CD. Participants should attend all six sessions to get the maximum benefit.
Learn how to:
Topic: Advance Serious Illness Planning: Preparing for the Unexpected
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Daren Heyland, a critical physician who champions patient-centred care, and has received training in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. He has developed tools and strategies to enable lay people to understand serious illness decisions – making so they get the medical care that is right for them (or their loved ones).
Worried about what might happen to you if you were to get seriously ill, like with severe COVID infection? Will you get the ‘right’ medical care? Is ICU right for you? Or, maybe you are concerned about an older loved one, and what might happen to them? Want to make sure our voice is heard and you do not leave to burden of life and death decision-making to an ill prepared loved one?
Come to this session to learn how to engage in advance illness planning to hear Dr. Heyland, explain the benefits of engaging in a new way of preparing for the unexpected, using a novel tool – Plan Well Guide.
Topic: The Whole Day Matters: Move More, Reduce Sedentary Time and Sleep Well
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Kirstin Lane, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria (UVIc) and UVic Speaker’s Bureau
The evidence is in – Canadians need to move more, reduce sedentary time and sleep well to receive optimal health benefits. But, what is the evidence, and how do you safely get started? This presentation will highlight the newly released Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines, the health benefits of doing a variety of types and intensities of physical activity, and will include general guidance to get started.
Topic: Co-Housing: What is it and is it for you?
Date: Monday, November 28, 2022
Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Barbara Whittington, Professor Emerita, Department of Social Work, University of Victoria (UVic), UVic Speaker’s Bureau
Registration: Required - through Learning Hub
Co-housing began in Denmark and the idea has migrated to Canada with 13 co-housing communities completed, most of those in BC. This presentation looks at the phenomenon, in which a community is designed and maintained collectively using consensus decision-making with all households participating. Each household is owned privately (strata-titled) yet has the best of a village life. Some are senior-focused, while others are multigenerational, but all share a commitment to living lightly on the planet. Those who have experienced co-housing speak of its affordability and warmth. There are communities in the formation stage on the Saanich Peninsula and in Sooke, with completed co-housing villages in Sooke, Nanaimo and the Comox Valley.
Topic: Understanding the Mysteries of the Brain in Health and Disease
Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne, Associate Professor, Island Medical Program, University of Victoria (UVic), UVic Speaker’s Bureau
Registration: Required - through Learning Hub
This presentation provides participants with a basic understanding of the brain and nervous system, as well as a brief insight into the speaker’s research program, which seeks to understand how brain cells change during development, disease and aging.
Topic: Introduction to Advance Care Planning (ACP) – Two part series (via zoom)
Date: Fridays, October 14 (Part 1) and October 21 (Part 2), 2022
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (each session)
Presenters: Gabi Townsend and Liz McCarter
Registration: Learning Management System (LMS)
Let’s start the conversation on Advance Care Planning (ACP). This two part workshop will help you:
To get the most out of the series – it is important to sign up for each part 1 and part 2.
Topic: Nature is good for us – But why?
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Time: 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Robert Gifford, Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria, UVic Speaker’s Bureau
Registration: Required - Learning Management System (LMS)
We all know that engaging with the natural world has benefits. In this talk, how and why those benefits occur is explored, based on evidence from environmental psychology.
Topic: Healthy Living = Healthy Heart
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Presenter: Sandy Gilmour, Kinesologist, RN, ACSM Exercise Specialist with over 30 years’ experience in cardiac rehab. Sandy teaches Cardiac Rehab course at BCIT and Cardiopulmonary Rehab at Camosun College. Retired from Cardiac Rehab Department, Island Health. Program Deliverer and Instructor, Take Heart Breathe Well exercise program
Registration: Required - Learning Management System (LMS)
In this session you will learn:
Title: Get the Facts about MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) (in person)
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Debrah Beukes, MAID Coordinator, Palliative and End of Life Care, Island Health
Course #: 28629
In this session you will learn about:
Title: Computer and Printer Choices and File Management (in person)
Date: Monday, June 6, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Course #: 28664
This session will include:
Title: Digestive Health (via zoom)
Date: Monday, June 6, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Presenter: Swati Scott, Dietician, Island Health
Course #: 28630
In this session you will learn:
Title: The Role of Gut Microbiota in Gut-Brain-Immune System Communication: An Update (in person)
Date: Friday, June 10, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Ed Ishiguro, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria and the UVIC Speaker’s Bureau
Course #: 28631
An update on the role of gut bacteria in the regulation of the gut immune system and gut-brain communication.
Title: Social Media and Computer Security (in person)
Date: Monday, June 13, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many in Victoria
Course #: 28666
Social Media and security – what does it all mean and what do I need to know:
Title: Here Today Gone Tomorrow (in person)
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Facilitators: Victoria Hospice Education and Research, Island Health
Course#: 28147
Conversations about death can be difficult to approach but we know that these discussions are important and necessary for clarifying values, wishes and goals about care and end of life care. There are a number of tools such as advance care planning which helps to achieve these goals, but often this planning is left until a person is ageing, or is diagnosed with a life limiting illness. To encourage de-stigmatizing these difficult conversations, Victoria Hospice has developed a series of conversation starters that you can use in you home with your family, friends and loved ones.
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow is a conversation game around living, dying, and what matters most. When you register for this session, you will receive the card deck that will be used to begin conversations. The conversations have four simple rules: listen, reflect, write and share (or not!). This card deck is an easy, safe and sensitive way to reflect on what matters most.
Title: Intro and Review - iPad/iPhone (in person)
Date: Monday, June 20, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Course #: 28665
Bought or received an iPad and do not known how to use it? Or thinking of getting or giving one and want to know what the craze is all about?
Title: Android – Tablets and Phones (e.g. Samsung) etc. (in person)
Date: Monday, June 27, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Dave Bassett, a teacher of technology to many adults in Victoria
Course #: 28667
Any questions to do with your tablet (e.g. Samsung) or smart phone (e.g. LG, Samsung) will be discussed.
Title: How to Stop your Bladder from Running your Life (Course #: 28141)
Date: Friday, March 11, 2022
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Jodi Ganton, BSCPT, Registered Physiotherapist, Pelvic Floor Rehab
Location: Via Zoom (the zoom link will open 15 minutes before the start of the session – give participants time to connect via zoom)
Learn how pelvic floor function and lifestyle habits impact bladder health. Bladder leakage is not a normal part of aging – come to this session to learn how exercise and lifestyle modifications will help you to take control of your bladder.
Title: Introduction to Advance Care Planning
Dates: Thursday, March 17, 2022 and Thursday, March 24, 2022
Part 1 (March 17); Part 2 (March 24) (Course #’s: Part 1: 24097; Part 2: 24098)
Note: please register for Part 1 and Part 2 separately as they are listed as two separate sessions – important to start with Part 1 first.
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. for both Part 1 and Part 2
Facilitators: Gabi Townsend and Liz McCarter
Location: Via Zoom
We plan for birthdays, weddings, and even dinner - so why don't we plan our health care? What health care decisions are made when you are no longer capable of making them yourself? Who acts as your Representative or Substitute Decision Maker? What are your values, wishes and beliefs? These are all questions that get addressed during your advance care planning process.
Although Advance Care Planning is often thought of as planning for the end of life, it is really about planning for life, up to and including death. It is a process of thinking about what is important to you. What are your beliefs, values and wishes for your care?
Advance care planning is also about sharing those wishes, especially with your substitute decision-maker (the person who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself) so that your family and friends know how you would like to be cared for in the future. But lots of resources have too much medical, and legal jargon it's hard to know where to start.
This two-part workshop, important to register for both part 1 and part 2 as both parts will help you tackle planning with confidence. You will finish having the tools and skills to start the conversation with your friends, loved ones, and health care providers. Each session is approximately 1.5 hours long, and will help participants get started working on their own plans, and having conversations with their loved ones.
Title: Cellular Senescence and it Role in Human Aging (Course#: 28144)
Date: Friday, March 18, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Ed Ishiguro, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria (UVic) and UVic Speaker’s Bureau.
Location: In person, Yakimovich Wellness Centre
The accumulation of cells that no longer proliferate (senescence) in tissues has become a hallmark of aging and age-associated disorders. Learn about the implications of cellular senescence on healthy aging.
Title: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Conversation Game (Course #: 28147)
Date: Monday, March 21, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Facilitators: Victoria Hospice Education and Research Team
Location: Via Zoom
Conversations about death can be difficult to approach but we know that these discussions are important and necessary for clarifying values, wishes and goals about care and end of life care. There are a number of tools such as advance care planning which helps to achieve these goals, but often this planning is left until a person is ageing, or is diagnosed with a life limiting illness. To encourage de-stigmatizing these difficult conversations, Victoria Hospice has developed a series of conversation starters that you can use in you home with your family, friends and loved ones.
Anyone is welcome to register for this facilitated game featuring its very own Here Today, Gone Tomorrow cards. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow is a conversation game around living, dying, and what matters most.
Title: Food and Mood (Course#: 28142)
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Swati Scott, Dietician, Community Health Services, Island Health
Location: Via zoom
Do you ever wonder if what you eat impacts your mood? If yes, this session is for you - you will learn:
Title: Getting your Affairs in Order (Course #: 28146)
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Presenter: Dustin Marnell, has been a member of the Canadian Bar Association since 2008. Dustin volunteers his time at a number of organizations and frequently presents on the topics of: wills and estate planning, incapacity planning, and estate administration.
Location: either via zoom or in person at the Yakimovich Wellness Centre.
This 2 hour session will cover:
• Wills and Estates
• Representation Agreements
• Power of Attorney
• Incapacity planning
• Acting as an executor
Title: Women’s Incontinence Support Group - 3rd Tuesday/month
Dates: Tuesday, March 15, 2022; April 19, 2022, May 17, 2022
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Zoom link opens at 1:15 p.m.)
Facilitators: Donna Ross, Retired RN, who specialized in incontinence health and care and Liz McCarter (hosts)
Contact: Liz McCarter, Elizabeth.McCarter@islandhealth.ca
The women’s Incontinence support group is for any woman experiencing any kind of incontinence or urgency; share their experiences, listen to others, share resources and receive some education in a supportive environment.
Course #27715 - YWC: Creating our own Circle of Care as Caregivers
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Via Zoom
Presenter: Lycia Rodrigues, MA (she/her), Caregiver Support Manager - Family Caregivers of British Columbia
In this engaging presentation, we shine a light on family and friend caregivers and explore their unique experiences through times of great challenge and transition. Based on these experiences, what needs can we identify? And what supports are available for them? During this experiential presentation we reinforce the essential need to increase informal respite options for caregivers by mobilizing an informal circle of care with friends, neighbours and community supports. At Family Caregivers of BC, we understand the importance of relationships in our lives and the need for strong support networks.
Course # 24097 -YWC: Introduction to Advance Care Planning – Part 1
Course # 24098 - YWC: Introduction to Advance Care Planning – Part 2
Date: Thursdays, January 20 and January 27, 2022
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (both sessions)
Presenters: Gabi Townsend and Liz McCarter
Location: Via Zoom
We plan for birthdays, weddings, and even dinner - so why don't we plan our health care? What health care decisions are made when you are no longer capable of making them yourself? Who acts as your Representative or Substitute Decision Maker? What are your values, wishes and beliefs? These are all questions that get addressed during your advance care planning process.
Although Advance Care Planning is often thought of as planning for the end of life, it is really about planning for life, up to and including death. It is a process of thinking about what is important to you. What are your beliefs, values and wishes for your care?
Advance care planning is also about sharing those wishes, especially with your substitute decision-maker (the person who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself) so that your family and friends know how you would like to be cared for in the future. But lots of resources have too much medical, and legal jargon it's hard to know where to start.
This two-part workshop, important to register for both part one and part two as both parts will help you tackle planning with confidence. You will finish having the tools and skills to start the conversation with your friends, loved ones, and health care providers.
Each session is approximately 1.5 hours long, and will help participants get started working on their own plans, and having conversations with their loved ones
Course # 27717 - YWC: Fear Ageism, Not Aging
Date: Friday, January 21, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Via Zoom
Presenter: Gabi Townsend, BC Community Response Networks (CRN) as Coordinator of the Victoria CRN, Gabi is a seasoned presenter on senior issues such has how to maintain a healthy brain, dementia and family caregivers and Advance Care Planning.
The concept of ageism is a puzzle with many pieces. If getting older is something we all do everyday – and there are no exceptions – then why do we discriminate against older people – when one day every one of us will be the old ones! Join us to learn more about how you can help yourself, and your peers, see aging in a new way.
Course #27716 - YWC: You are What They Eat: Your Gut Bacteria and Their Interactions with your Diet
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Yakimovich Wellness Centre (register early as registration will stop at 15 people registered)
Presenter: Dr. Ed Ishiguro, Dr. Ed Ishiguro, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria (UVic) and UVic Speaker’s Bureau
An update on what scientists are learning about how gut bacterial interactions with your diet influences your health.
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